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Disney+ subscribers in the United States can enjoy the latest spin-off based on the beloved Frozen franchise as of today. The release in question, titled “Once Upon A Snowman,” is only the second short film based on the said animated IP after “Frozen Fever” which released all the way back in 2015.

Unlike that short feature, this one isn’t a sequal but a somewhat less conventional midquel, which is 100% a real word, believe it or not. Much like its playful title suggests, this work is starring the popular Olaf, an energetic digital snowman voiced by “The Book of Mormon” star Joshua I. Gad. The very existence of this short film was a well-kept secret at Disney for quite a while, as the animation was only announced during an episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC talk show which premiered last month.

Any other year and “Once Upon A Snowman” would have probably been treated to a limited theatrical release at the very least, but the current circumstances were not suitable for anything else but a direct-to-streaming debut. Needless to say, do not expect this featurette to make its way to any Disney+ alternatives anytime soon.

A month-long Disney Plus subscription is available to U.S. customers from $6.99 or $12.99 per month, depending on whether you want to bundle it along with access to other Walt Disney Co. properties.

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Veteran DC Comics screenwriter David S. Goyer is set to pen yet another project as part of the Batman universe, a franchise so very close to his heart by now.

This time around, however, Goyer will be tackling an entirely new format because DC Comics picked him up for the role of an executive producer of Batman Unburied. The kicker is that Batman Unburied is a – podcast.

A rather special podcast, in fact, or at least a rather special attempt at the podcast format. More specifically, DC Comics will be producing this series as a Spotify exclusive, with the American multimedia giant describing the project as a narrative experience unlike any other Batman-themed creation to date.

The official announcement of Batman Unburied happened just moments ago, though the project itself has been cooking for a while now. As a reminder, it was back in June that Spotify and AT&T-owned Warner Bros. announced their exclusive content collaboration.

There are currently no plans for launching Batman Unburied on any other platform. As for this novel endeavor, DC Comics and Spotify are currently targeting a 2021 release for Batman Unburied. We will probably have to wait until at least spring before the companies provide us with a more precise launch window.

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DC Comics’ iconic superhero Peacemaker is still waiting for his live-action debut as part of “The Suicide Squad” blockbuster that is currently scheduled to hit the theaters at some point in 2021. In the meantime, HBO Max appears to have fallen in love with John Cena’s principal portrayal of the helmeted character as the TV giant just placed a direct-to-series order for an entire season of Peacemaker’s adventures.

DC Comics today announced this development, confirming that the series will be an HBO Max exclusive and that John Cena will be reprising his role from the upcoming Suicide Squad feature.

The latter project, directed by James Gunn as the latest part of the DC Extended Universe, finished filming back in late February and is currently well into the post-production phase of development. If it wasn’t for the bizarre circumstances that 2020 brought forward, DC Comics would have probably attached a concrete theater release date to the movie.

As for the aforementioned original series, the show is tentatively called “Peacemaker” and will enter active production at some point next year, DC Comics and HBO confirmed during today’s announcement. And it is pretty much a given that the first season of the show may not be its only one, depending on how well the series ends up being received by HBO’s audiences.

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Disney could have hardly wished for a more impeccable start to its first-party streaming business. Its new on-demand video platform, Disney Plus (sometimes stylized as Disney+), debuted in late 2019 with a portfolio lead by a new original series called “The Mandalorian.”

That show, whose second season is now mere days away from releasing, outperformed pretty much all expectations from both critics and U.S. audiences alike. The latest milestone in its triumphant run is an absolutely dominant display at this year’s Emmy Awards, of which it took home no fewer than seven.

Its Emmy 2020 honors included the award for best short-form cinematography, outstanding production design across sitcom-sized narrative programming, sound editing, audio mixing, and – what else than – special visual effects. The ones we are missing celebrate the show’s stunt coordination and music composition. Further adding to the haul is the fact that Lucasfilm and Disney+ racked up <a href=”https://runaroundtech.com/disney-plus-73-million-subscribers-milestone/”>another 8 nominations with The Mandalorian</a>, for a total of 15.

Another related property, animated series Star Wars Resistance, was also nominated in the Outstanding Children’s Program category, which happens to be its second such acknowledgement in just over 12 months.

As for The Mandalorian, the second season of the show will be returning to Disney+ on the 30th of October.

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Marvel Studios honored Chadwick Boseman after the actor’s sudden passing. The star of Black Panther (2018) was only 43 when he lost a four-year battle with stage IV colon cancer. He kept his illness private until the very end, sometimes going to great lengths to do so, his closest family revealed in a statement.

Marvel opted to honor this tragically untimely departure with a new cover designed by its Director of Visual Development, Mr. Ryan Meinerding. The illustration immortalizes Boseman with a handful of depiction of his most famous role. Besides that, the tribute includes a drawing of Boseman’s widely publicized Commencement speech that he gave at his alma mater, the Washington, D.C.-based Howard University back in 2018.

Besides Mr. Meinerding, Black Panther director, Ryan Coogler, also did an homage to the late actor in the form of a touching public letter celebrating the South Carolina-born artist’s life and achievements. After debuting in the role of the iconic Black Panther as part of the Captain America: Civil War cast back in 2016, Mr. Boseman went on to star in the titular MCU blockbuster two years later.

The movie amassed seven Academy Awards nominations and won three. He returned for Avengers: Infinity War released that same year. His final reprisal of the role was filmed for the Oscar-nominated Avengers: Endgame released in 2019.

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The Walt Disney Studios today officially announced the date on which the 2013 blockbuster “The Wolverine” will be hitting its recently introduced on-demand video platform. The said movie will be making its way to Disney Plus on the 4th of September, which is only three days from now.

This long-awaited rerelease won’t be the only high-profile movie to make its way to Disney Plus this month. Namely, not long after The Wolverine’s Friday release, we will be getting treated to yet another season of Marvel Superhero Adventures, a popular animated series the company has been co-producing in collaboration with Atomic Cartoons since 2017.

This is going to be the fourth season of the show to make its way to Disney Plus. Its streaming debut is scheduled for the 18th of September, Marvel Studios confirmed in a statement. In related news, Disney pulled the plug on the free trial program that previously allowed anyone in the United States to enjoy a full month’s worth of its entertainment library.

That privilege will now set you back at least $7 a month, or $12.99 if you want to bundle this subscription alongside unlimited access to ESPN+ and Hulu, the company’s other two premium media properties.

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Six weeks after announcing an indefinite delay of the second half of “Rick and Morty” Season 4, American cable giant Adult Swim at last followed up on that disappointing decision with something the fans of the show will actually want to hear. That would, of course, be the date on which their favorite show will finally return to the television screens.

That’s the best piece of today’s news, whereas a slightly less stellar part of the announcement is that the wait for Rick and Morty to return to Adult Swim is still going to be over a month long. More specifically, its home network announced that the rest of the current season will begin airing on May the 4th (be with you). Which happens to be this year’s Star Wars day, as well. As a reminder, the series was postponed back in February after hitting its exact halfway mark.

The rest of the ordered batch now confirmed to be returning early next month therefore contains another five episodes. As if it wasn’t toying with the show’s fans’ emotions enough, Adult Swim decided to announce this news as part of its April’s Fools shenanigans, leaving many to wonder whether the aforementioned date was legitimate.

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The Walt Disney Studios managed to secure full distribution rights to Peter Jackson’s long-anticipated Beatles documentary, the American company said in a press release published this morning. Titled “The Beatles: Get Back,” the film will attempt to briefly summarize the entire history of the legendary rock ‘n roll band, including the recording of their seminal studio album Let It Be, as well as their very final live concert ever; the infamous impromptu performance at the rooftops of the Apple Corps HQ in London which took place on the 30th of January, 1969.

As for how succinct of an overview we can expect, Disney disclosed that the final cut of the documentary runs approximately 80 minutes. More than half of the film’s duration – 44 minutes – are dedicated to the said rooftop concert that was conceived and executed in just a few days’ time with zero public announcements. The iconic set opens with two takes of Get Back, goes over a few of the bands established hits such as I’ve Got A Feeling and Don’t Let Me Down, and concludes with a yet another Get Back performance.

Disney will be releasing Jackson’s homage to the Beatles in the United States, as well as Canada, on the 4th of September.

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